Everything Leland is known for
Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Leland.
Doe's started as a grocery store in the Mississippi Delta in 1941. Dominick 'Doe' Signa began selling tamales from the back, then steaks — enormous porterhouses that hang off the plate. You still walk through the kitchen to reach the dining room. The tamales are hand-rolled from Doe's father's recipe. Greenville, Mississippi may be a small Delta town, but Doe's put it on the food map.
Shives, Arkansas, owes its existence to the fertile lands of the northeast Arkansas delta. The area's low elevation – barely above the floodplain at 279 feet – made it ideal for cotton cultivation in the late 19th century. Named for early landowners, the town became a hub for farmers. While agriculture persists, its influence has waned; many residents now commute to larger regional centers for employment. Today, Shives draws a different kind of attention. The quiet, almost palpable stillness offers respite from the frenetic pace of modern life. Some come seeking a glimpse into the past, drawn by local tales of a hidden cave system rumored to contain Civil War relics. But if you ask a local why people truly end up in Shives, they'll likely tell you it’s the deep roots. The Depression hit hard, scattering families, but those who stayed, stayed. And those who left often find themselves pulled back, generation after generation, by an invisible thread woven from shared history and the slow, steady rhythm of the land.
Shives, Arkansas, rests low, a product of the slow, patient work of the Mississippi River over millennia. The land is mostly flat, fertile bottomland deposited by the river's wanderings, ideal for the cotton that once fueled the town's economy. Though agriculture still matters, the rhythm of life has changed. Many now drive to larger towns, leaving a certain quiet to settle over Shives, a feeling of time slowing down. You can imagine the relentless sun beating down on those cotton fields, the river rising in spring, threatening to reclaim what was so recently dry land. The town's vulnerability to flooding has shaped its character, a constant reminder of the power of nature. Perhaps that awareness fosters the close-knit community. Local legends speak of hidden caves beneath the town, whispered to hold relics of the Civil War, a time when the river also played a strategic role. Though the Cardinals are a three-hour drive, the high school basketball rivalries stir up passions.
A Mississippian-period ceremonial center with twelve surviving earthen mounds, once a thriving community of the mound-building culture.
9 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
Greenville, Mississippi, owes its character to a confluence of factors that set it apart from other Delta towns. Its location on the Mississippi River, coupled with the fertile soil, made it a natural hub for cotton and…
Doe's started as a grocery store in the Mississippi Delta in 1941. Dominick 'Doe' Signa began selling tamales from the back, then steaks — enormous porterhouses that hang off the plate. You still walk through the…
The great mound complex at Winterville didn't exist in isolation. Scattered across Washington County, smaller mound sites and village settlements surrounded the main ceremonial center like suburbs around a downtown.…
Twelve mounds rise from the flat Delta bottomland here like a skyline built from earth. Winterville was a major ceremonial center of the Mississippian world, thriving between 1000 and 1450 AD. At its height, the largest…
A Mississippian-period ceremonial center with twelve surviving earthen mounds, once a thriving community of the mound-building culture.
The Mississippi River didn't just shape the land here. It shaped civilization. Along the river corridor through the Delta, mound sites line up like beads on a string, each one positioned where a creek meets a bayou or a…
Pull over here for a minute; this unassuming spot holds a heavy history. Lakeport Plantation, built around 1859, stands as a stark reminder of the antebellum South's reliance on enslaved labor. Lycurgus Johnson, a…
Shives, Arkansas, owes its existence to the fertile lands of the northeast Arkansas delta. The area's low elevation – barely above the floodplain at 279 feet – made it ideal for cotton cultivation in the late 19th…
Where Robert Johnson supposedly sold his soul to the devil for guitar skills.